Comments on: Payton reporting prompts ESPN to twist news termshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/
ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:56:20 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: TheWizardhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2215582
Sun, 30 Dec 2012 12:00:35 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2215582I agree with the point, but what an irritating man…….no wonder old guys like me gave up pregame in the 90’s and just turn it on at kickoff…….
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Sun, 30 Dec 2012 00:04:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2215002ESPN is annoying but nowhere near as annoying as Glazer. I have to turn my tv off when he comes on.
]]>By: bobzilla1001http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214957
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:46:12 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214957There are also so-called “team insiders” at the local level. Those “insiders” are paid to be right more often than wrong. The ones in Pittsburgh are seldom right, yet they continue to be employed. I’ve often wondered how that can possibly happen.
]]>By: jkaflagghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214901
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 23:05:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214901Back in the days when real journalists worked hard for their stories, “breaking” a story meant something; but nowadays, “reporters” are simply fed information by “sources” who want their particular spin on events to be released, knowing that the reporter will blast it out there with little or no vetting. In today’s world, any yahoo with a smart phone can “break” a story on Twitter; I find it best not to believe anything until several days after the fact.
]]>By: footballchamphttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214874
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:52:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214874Ah yes, ESPN. Never let the truth stop you from you attention grabbing headlines. This has become all too common lately with them, but I like the fact that Glazer, Florio, Dan Patrick Show, etc. all call them out on it.

It’s reached the point of being petty and childish on ESPN’s part. Grow up already and give Glazer his due. All I know is that Glazer seems to report accurate information before his competitors. Keep it going Jay.

]]>By: randolph32http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214831
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:17:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214831They do the same thing with their radio outlets. In Chicago when 670 the Score breaks a story, the local espn station (I won’t bother to even use their call letters they suck so bad) won’t give them credit, and always uses the ‘sources or reports’ crap.
]]>By: mdac1012http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214802
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:56:48 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214802Mortensen also reported that Eli Manning would miss the entire season a few years back when he got hurt in week 1, even after Archie Manning called him and told him he should retract the story. Eli started the next week.

Mortensen also reported there was no way Farve was going to come out of retirement to play for the Vikings. How did that work out?

]]>By: vtopahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214792
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:42:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214792ESPN is pathetic. THey should have fired Chris Mortensen after he repeatedly and unashamedly proclaimed over and over that the Saints would definitely leave NOLA for Los Angeles, just days after Katrina hit. Nobody called him on it, nobody. ESPN may be sports, but news is news. Accuracy is your bread and butter. How about having some (as well as a modicum of decency)?
]]>By: crucifixkisshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214739
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:08:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214739Well they broke Lomas Brown/Scott Mitchell story first.
]]>By: steeltuffhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214733
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 21:07:06 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214733ESPN lost their NHL TV contract and then put this league on their back-burner, while still glamorizing NASCAR and soccer. They aired LeBron’s “Decision” show too. It’s no wonder why I only watch them on Mondays during football season.
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Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:14:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214667brintfatre says:
Dec 29, 2012 3:10 PM
Why does it matter who reported it first?

It’s called “credit”, moron. It’s the WHOLE point.

]]>By: brintfatrehttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214666
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:10:56 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214666Why does it matter who reported it first? The news will come out…. what in the world changed by people finding out the news about Payton last night vs this morning?
]]>By: edgeruleshttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214653
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:05:29 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214653Some may not care who gets credit, but for me, it is about ETHICS. This is supposed to be the “Worldwide Leader…..” They should be ethical.
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Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:50:08 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214627espn are jerks?? what a scoop! you heard it here first!
why is it so vital to be first?
]]>By: mdac1012http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214625
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:48:52 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214625My favorite is when ESPN says “ESPN has learned”, i.e. our reporters got scooped and we just read it on the news wire.
]]>By: wtfru2http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214618
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:44:44 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214618ESPN = Fox of Sporting News!
]]>By: CKLhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214601
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:31:24 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214601Sources say that I should have said “then player B makes the All-Pro team”. lol
]]>By: Mr. Wright 212http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214592
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:26:32 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214592ESPN has been doing this for years. And worse yet, they have notorious hacks like Broussard make up stories or twist them in order to get clicks and viewers when he really has nothing substantive. They have done this with Glazer dozens of times.
]]>By: whitetrashkinghttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214576
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 19:17:41 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214576Wasn’t it just a week or so ago that Adam (The Gerbal) Shefter was reporting with it engraved in stone that Sean was going to become with out an absolute doubt a free agent…….what a tool……..Glazer vs Shefter in a cage match!!!!!!!!
]]>By: CKLhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214516
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:55:26 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214516I’ve long trusted Glazer over other…ahem…sources.
And yes it matters who gets credit because it’s about ethics, and it’s part of how reporters are judged and compensated. And with companies, how many ads they sell are based partly on how many eyeballs they pull in, which goes back to being able to claim they “break” news. Refusing to credit a story properly to make yourself look better is like giving Player A’s tackles to Player B just because he said he made them then Player A makes the All Pro team.
]]>By: nothimagainhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214486
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:34:01 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214486Glazer is the best.
]]>By: grudenthedivahttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214481
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 18:31:18 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214481“Blah blah blah who cares, this isnt news but I am going to read this and comment on it anyway”

Tell us, oh wise ones, what you do for a living. Maybe we couldn’t care less about that, either.

Lots of careers are made or crushed when it comes to breaking news and getting the stories first. It’s a huge part of the profession. It may mean little to you (translation: you’re too stupid to comprehend) but to everyone in that field, it’s a big deal. Again, tell us what you do and then we’ll start nitpicking (and no, the “250 Billion Served” tagline doesn’t make you immune to criticism).

However, you nailed this one. The nature of the biz is you give credit where credit is due. Cool for Jay to call em up and ask what’s up! Just another case of the Man keepin a brother down…..

]]>By: mancave001http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214390
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:52:55 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214390ESPN blows. The end.
]]>By: dragonfly99http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214385
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:50:59 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214385It’s amazing how much the quality has decreased at ESPN over the last few years. Did they have some high level changes that lead to this decline?
]]>By: quadryismailhttp://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/12/29/payton-reporting-prompts-espn-to-twist-news-terms/#comment-2214377
Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:47:34 +0000http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1631619#comment-2214377Any network that would air a show like First Take obviously isn’t too worried about being taken seriously. #eastcoastbias
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